HIST 325 - American Slavery,1790-1865

Institution:

Trinity College

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Description:

Drawing on a wide and diverse variety of sources-seminal works of scholarship, travelers' accounts, planters' diaries, works of fiction, and slave reminiscences-this course will attempt to draw a balanced portrait of slavery in the American south in the years prior to the Civil War. Readings will include substantial selections from historians such as Phillips, Stampp, and Genovese, pro-slavery writings, and a variety of hostile contemporary accounts. The class will be discussion-centered and writing intensiv 1.00 units, Lecture

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Trincoll.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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